Former President Donald Trump is refusing to have any further debate with Vice President Kamala Harris after Wednesday’s debate in which more voters thought he was outperformed by the VP.
Announcing his decision in a post on his Truth Social account on Thursday after the 9/11 memorial events, Trump pointedly said “THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!“
The first Trump debate was actually in June with President Joe Biden, who has now stepped down from the race.
Trump insists he outperformed Harris “by a lot” on the Wednesday debate, even when most snap polls taken immediately after the debate suggests otherwise. Harris also indicated an interest in doing another debate with Trump.
Trump replied, “When a prizefighter loses a fight, the first words out of his mouth are, ‘I WANT A REMATCH,‘” he wrote, explaining his decision and insisting some unnamed polls showed he won.
Later in the day, at a campaign stop in Tucson, Arizona, he said, “Because we’ve done two debates and because they were successful, there will be no third debate. Too late anyway, the voting has already begun.”
Most commentators and observers agreed that Harris got the upper hand in the showdown, with the vice president generally remaining on the attack while putting Trump on the defensive.
Trump at times struggled to focus his messaging, repeating debunked claims that Haitian migrants are eating pets, insisting people aren’t leaving his rallies early, and saying he has “concepts” of a health care plan.
Even Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who endorsed Trump after dropping his independent bid for president, said on Wednesday that Harris “clearly won the debate in terms of her delivery, her polish, her organization, and her preparation,” even though “I think on substance, President Trump wins in terms of his governance.”
“But he didn’t tell that story,” Kennedy said.
Early voting has already began in the U.S. In the end, debates gives some insights into the minds of the candidates, but it never really wins the election.
The U.S. election is taking place on November 5.
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